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Thousands of fans of "The Office" will flood the streets of Scranton this weekend to celebrate the beloved show's end with some of its stars.

Cast and crew members from the Scranton-set show will visit the city this weekend for "The Office" Wrap Party, a daylong event in which fans will have a chance to see and hear from their favorite stars and the people who made the show possible.

"It should be a really great time all together," said Michelle Dempsey, a local architect and one of the event coordinators. "It should be a fun-packed day. I think for fans (there will be) a lot of great opportunities to really see, really get up close and personal with them just in terms of having them be right there in the parade and on stage."

As of Thursday, organizers had sold $100,000 worth of tickets, including about 2,000 passes to Saturday morning's panel at the University of Scranton's Byron Center and 5,500 passes for the celebration at PNC Field that night, said Timothy L. Holmes, regional director of marketing and events for Times-Shamrock Communications, one of the event organizers. He anticipates 10,000 people will show up for the parade and street festival on Saturday afternoon downtown.

Guests will include 12 cast members and probably another dozen crew members, including executive producer Greg Daniels. Some surprise guests might show up, too, Mr. Holmes said, although he noted that actor Steve Carell will not. A few stars even plan to bring their families, he said.

"They're coming because they want to connect with their fans," Ms. Dempsey said of the cast and crew. "They're all really busy, they're done with their show, but this is important to them, too, and they don't really get opportunities like this ... to really see how much the show has meant to people."

The weekend kicks off tonight with a private party at the University of Scranton, where local dignitaries will have a chance to say thanks to cast and crew who have arrived early.

But the real party starts Saturday, a day for which AccuWeather forecasts mostly sunny skies and a high of 72 degrees. It opens with the sold-out Bloggers' Breakfast, a gathering for fans and bloggers over breakfast at the University of Scranton. The Behind-the-Scenes Panel then starts at 11 a.m. in the university's Byron Center, and tickets still are available.

Organizers originally called the panel the "Writer's Block," but they changed the name to better reflect the participants, which will include crew members like prop masters and camera operators, too. They are "the people who really create this show and sort of make the magic happen," Ms. Dempsey said.

"And I think, for anyone who's sort of interested in the creative process, that's going to be a really wonderful venue and a great time," she added.

From noon to 2 p.m., DJ Cadillac will entertain the crowd gathered at the university to watch the parade depart at 2 p.m. at Linden Street and Monroe Avenue. The free parade, featuring cast and crew members and some local marching bands, will head down Linden Street to the William J. Nealon Federal Building.

There, the band, the Scrantones, will perform on a stage in the 200 block of North Washington Avenue. Organizers expect a few of the show's stars - including Creed Bratton, Kate Flannery and Craig Robinson - to join the band on stage for part of the concert.

"It's a free event, which I think is a nice thing to offer as well, just something fun downtown for (guests)," Ms. Dempsey said. "Anybody can come."

Some local officials also will address the crowd, and Mr. Holmes said Democratic Sen. Bob Casey, who lives in the city, will attend.

While the music plays, guests can peruse the street festival set up on Lackawanna County Courthouse Square. Fans can buy T-shirts, Scrantonopoly games and show souvenirs at the street festival as well as at PNC Field later that night, and proceeds from the sales will benefit St. Joseph's Center, Mr. Holmes said. Guests also can have event staff scan the ReferLocal vouchers for admission to the Farewell Celebration so they can obtain their tickets ahead of time.

The festival will end at 5 p.m., at which point free shuttles will begin taking guests to PNC Field for the Farewell Celebration. The event starts at 7 p.m., and doors will open at 5:30. Parking also will be available at the stadium, although Ms. Dempsey encouraged people to take advantage of the shuttle.

The celebration will include a cast question-and-answer session, clips from the show and possibly a preview of the series finale, which airs on NBC on Thursday, May 16.

"The Farewell Celebration is just going to be amazing," Mr. Holmes said.

Celebration guests also will have a chance to see some of the video entries from the "Biggest Flan Contest," plus the winning video and its creator, Ms. Dempsey said.

Linden Street and a few connected streets will close temporarily to accommodate the festival and parade, but Mulberry and Spruce streets and Wyoming, Penn, Franklin and Mifflin avenues will stay open. Guests can park on open streets, but starting tonight at 5 p.m. and running until Sunday at midnight, five downtown parking garages - Linden Street, Medallion, Casey, Connell and Electric City - will offer parking for $5 per day.

The Lackawanna County sheriff's office, Federal Protective Service, U.S. Marshals, Scranton city police and University of Scranton police will provide security for the event.

Scranton's acting police chief, Carl Graziano, said the city will have a contingent of officers out like it does with similar events downtown. And in light of the recent bombings in Boston, Marty Pane, U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, said the security presence will "ensure that everybody has an enjoyable day."

"We're always vigilant and always diligent and aware of our surroundings, and we'll take appropriate precautions," he said.

No construction will take place in the area Friday or Saturday unless emergency bridge repairs arise, a state Department of Transportation spokesman said.

Mr. Holmes stressed that taxpayers will not foot any of the bill for the wrap party; ticket sales will cover the event's costs and police overtime. Any additional money the wrap party raises will go to charity.

The scale of the event required a lot of preparation from a variety of groups, but some preparations were more light-hearted than others. On Wednesday, workers at Pennsylvania Paper & Supply Co. installed a sign reading "Scranton welcomes Dunder Mifflin" on the business' tower at Penn Avenue and Vine Street, a landmark shown in "The Office" credits.

The company made the gesture as a thanks not only to the show but also to its cast and fans, said Lynn Jesuitt-Donnini, its vice president of people-culture and public relations. People have come from all over the world to take pictures of the building, she said, and the company hopes they enjoy their time in Scranton this weekend.

"We wanted to do something special and just welcome them, because there's so many coming, and just thank them for the dedication that they gave to the show and our town of Scranton," she said.

Contact the writer: cheaney@timesshamrock.com, @cheaneyTT on Twitter

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